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HIE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER C ITY-NINTH YEAR. •GERMAN CRISIS SETS AFLOAT WILD RUMOR OF KAISER'S REMOVAL Reichstag in Strike Against Military Faction Holding Up Credit Vote MINISTER OF W RESISNS HIS POST Crown Prince Conducting F ight Against Hollweg With Result in Doubt ♦ ♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦■♦■♦♦♦ * VON STEIN, PRUSSIAN ♦ 4 WAR MINISTER QUITS 4 4 4 4 BERNE, Switzerland, July 14. 4 4 —An official telegram from Ber- ♦ 4- lin says that General von Stein, 4 4 the Prussian minister of war, 4 4 has resigned, * NEW YORK, July 14. —Germany’s serious internal crisis overshadowed the pending military operations in the news of the day. The reports from Berlin show that the reichstag has gone on strike the crown and the military ■party. apparently in the interest of a parliamt ry system of government. There is a rumor, although entire ly unconfirmed, and little credited, that Emperor William has abdicated in fa jv’or of his Isixth and favorite son, Prince Joachim. The peace clamor is growing both in Germany and Austria-Hungary. Part of thq trouble between the reich stag and the government class is over the government’s persistent declina tion to state Germany’s peace terms on the basis of non-annexation demanded by what now comprises a majority block in the reichstag. The credit bill is being held up by this majority until the political crisis is settled. But the more serious yet is the decision of the members not even to meet meanwhile for discussion in regular session or in committee. Apparently the crown prince is wag ing a fight for control on behalf of the militaristic interests. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg is under fire from the crown prince and his sup porters, the chancellor seemingly be ilng too liberally inclined to suit the heir to the throne. On the military side the situation continues to bear a most encouraging aspect for the formidable group of na tions allied against the central pow ers, this generally being taken into consideration in dealing with the sit v (ion in Berlin and Vienna. .he Russian revolutionary armies in Galicia are still sweeping forward. Apparently there is little to stop them pouring through the breach in the lines in eastern Galicia opened by General Korniloff. They are pushing on ’ north of the Dneister and west of the j Lomnica and generally proving victors in the fighting going on along a fifty mile front. On the Franco-Belgian front a wait ing policy is being pursued by General Haig on the British end and General •Petain in the French section. There has been only local fighting by either group of armies. SUFFERS FRACTURE OF ARM YESTEROftY_AT SPRIHGS Mrs. R. L. McMath was the victim ci a very painful accident on yester day at Myrtle springs, where Mr. and Mrs. McMath have a cottage. In com ing down the steps of one of the cot tages, she stumbled and fell, breaking her left arm near the wrist. Dr. R. E. Cato was called and set the bone and states that there will be no serious consequences from the injury. THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS—COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE—THE HOME PAPER PAR EXCELLENCE DEPORTED 1.0. AGITATORS EBE PLACED IN GIMP COLUMBUS, N. M., July 14—Closely guarded by United States cavalry from Uouglas, Ariz., the special freight train carrying the deported strikers and oth ers from Hemananas, N. M., arrived here today and the occupants were de livered to Col. H. G. Sickles, camp commander here. The refugees remained in the cars until late today when they were transferred to a detention camp pre pared for them by United States cav alrymen. General Bell stated that the men would not be prisoners, but would be given shelter in the stockade built for Mexican refugees during the border raids and would be supplied with ra tions by tliel military authorities. The removal of the men to Columbus is a temporary expedient, it was stated, to I revent suffering. GEN. PERSHING HAH NO SUGAR WITH STRAWBERRIES LONDON, July 14.—Major General Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary force in France, seated for tea on the beautiful Thames Ter race of the House of Commons with Colonel Astor as his host, had an ex perience in England’s war . rationing when he found that he could not have sugar in his tea and on his strawber ries, as well. “You may have only one portion of sugar, two-sevenths of an ounce,” the waitress informed him with a quaint air of preciseness, and the General promptly chose sugarless strawberries, remarking that the sun, as though anx ious to compensate, had sweetened the strawberries so well that sugar was not essential. In the bounteous Times of peace, the House of Commons waitresses used! to trip about the terrace during the fine summer afternoons with big bowls of white powdered sugar and lavish jugs of cream. Now the sugar is strictly rationed, and the amount of cream that may be used is limited to one small measured portion for each person. SOO,OOO LAND SALE CLOSEOIYESTERDAY / J / A $50,000 real estate transaction was /closed here yesterday, when J. W. Howard purchased the old Rogers plan tation on the Hooks mill road, from Arthur Rylander and Lee Allen. / The purchaser takes over the tsand irg crops on the place, 15 mules and ! all buildings including the farmhouse and ginnery. A total of 628 acres of land comprise the tract changing hands. Messrs. Rylander and Allen have owned the place about four years and have made many improvements which mark the plantation as one of the best farm properties in the county. The transaction wah handled by P. B. Williford and constitutes one of the most important real estate transfers in i soma time. AUTO-BUN SERVICES TO BE INAUGURATED AT TOKIO TOKIO. Japan, July 14.—Tokio is planning to inaugurate a public auto bus service. A PAPER TOR ALL THE PEOPLE AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING JULY 15, 1917 DESIRABLE PROPERTY SOLO TO HEYS M’MATH I Heys McMath purchased from Mrs. Maude Smith last week her attractive home on College street. The consider ation is not mentioned. When he made this purchase, Mr. McMath intended to use the house as his place of residence, but since that time has decided to go in business in Atlanta, so will leave in a short while so rthat city. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Williams, who have a suite of rooms on the upper floor, have leased the entire house and will occupy it, keeping house there. LOCAL MEMBERS ARE INTERESTEB IN FIGHT The bitter factional fight developed al the national convention of the Woodmen Circle now in session in At lanta, has attracted much interest in Americus, where there are many mem bers of the order. Mrs. Emma B. Manchester, Supreme Guardian of the Woodmen Circle, was given a vote of endorsement at the state convention of the order held in tffiis city in March and consequently the effort to oust her from her posi tion and to restrict her authority is of material interest here. The local members of teh order are following carefully the developments in the Atlanta convention, where the fight has*waxed exceedingly warm. SUFFHIGEnES IN TROUBLE ISM WASHINGTON, D C„ July 14 Sixteen suffragists of the woman’s par ty, attempting to stage a picketing demonstration at the white house gates today in celebration of the anniversary of the fMI of the Bastile were prompt ly arrested and taken to jail. Each cf the women gave $25 bail at the police station to appear oMnday for trial on the charge of impeding traffic. There virtually was no dis order, the crowd of 1,00 Opeople gath ered for the widely advertised show contenting themselves with hooting and jeering as the police escorted the wemen away. hTe women, marching from their headquai iers nearby, approached the white house grounds in three groups, cne heading for the east gate, another for the kest gate and the third arriv ing late at the east gate to replace the members of Ite first section when they were arrested. In each instance the police endeavored to persuade the marchers to “move on,” before making arrests. The banners carried bore various inscriptions including the mot to of the French revolution. "Liberty. Equality and Fraternity.” UNIT REFUSES TO GIVE IIP MURBEBER ROME, July 14.—The ministry of foreign affairs has notified the Ameri can embassy that it is impossible to extradite Alfredo Cocchi, the slayer of Ruth Cruger, without violating the fundamental laws of the country. Pctar A. Jay, cahrge d’affaires, dur ing the absence of Ambassador Page, called at the foreign office and was told that the ministry regretted it was unable to satisfy the desire of the United States to have Cocchi sent back especially now in view of the ralations of Italy and America. Although the original questions ask ed by Jas. H. Grigg, representing Po lice Commissioner Wood, of New York has as yet been unanswered, new ques tions have been submitted to the Ital ian government through the Ameri can embassy. These deal chiefly with Cocchi’s reported connivance with the New Y6rk police. THREE BILLIONS MORE NEEDED FO PROSECUTE MB WASHINGTON, D. C . July 14. War appropriations of about three bil lion dollars, in addition to the enorm ous sums already appropriated, or sought, will be asked of congress in estimates which administration officials 'have given notice will be sutiinitted next week. Officials from the war, navy, state and other departments will be called | before the committee to explain the es timates and the indications are that the committee will be busy all the week. All the appropriations contemplated will be carried in a general deficiency bill, the draft of which is already un der preparation byo the committee. The exact total of the bill is uncertain yet. All the appropriations contemplated for war purposes in the near future will be grouped in a general deficiency bill, a draft of which already is under preparation by the house appropria tions committee Next week officials will appear before the committee to explain their estimates. The exact total is uncertain as some big items are yet to be summitted, but there is no question infhe minds of the congressional leaders that they will foot up close to the three billion dollar mark. That would bring the total appropri ations exclusively on account of the war at this session of congress, includ ing loans to the allies, up to about ten billions. The new measure will cover some es timates already submitted, including $100,000,000 for emergency naval con struction, and $45,000,000 tor naval air craft, aviation stations and aerial ex periments. The pending $040,000,000 general aviation measure will be han dled as a separate bill. Information is lacking as to the de tailed purposes of the bulk of the con templated demands for war money, and it is assumed that part of it is for carrying out projects which cannot be revealed for military reasons BELIEVE DRAFT WILL BE MADE DURING WEEK WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14. With 947 of the 4,559 exemption dis tricts still unheard from today, an accurate prediction as to the date of the drawing under which • the army selective conscription law was still impossible late today. Most officials believed, however, that ail would be ready for the drawing next week. Nominations foq the district appeal I cards still awaited action by Presi dent Wilson. The full list of men rec ommended has been subnfltted by Bri gadier General Crowder, provost mar t. ml general. There will be no need tc delay the drawing for these nomina tioi s. Newspapers in the big population center:: are beginning to realize more clearly the magniture of the task be fore them in announcing the order for appearance of each registrant. It seeir-s likely now that a majority will be compelled to print on the first day r.rly life names of inen likely to be called to make up the 687,000 to be drafted for military service. In each state the number that will mean from each district is now being determined by the governor. In any state the allotment of quota by districts may range widely. One district may be called upon for sev eral hundred and another for only two or three, due tocred its for volunteers, distribution of registration or other lactors which the governors are con sidering. FUNERAL OF INFANT HELD HEREJESTERDAY Radon Samuel McGarrah, the four months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McGarrah, died on Friday afternoon at the home of his parents three miles east of Americus, after a short illness. The funeral took place on Saturday af ternoon at 4 o’clock’, interment being in Oak Grove cemetery. Rev. J. W. Pat terson, pastor off the Americus circuit, conducted the funeral service. Many friends throughout the county sympathize with the bereaved parents in the loss of their little one. RETURNS TO DUTY US MEMBEROUUN CREW Ed Everette, Jr., who has been spend ing the past few days at his home in this city, left yesterday afternoon for the Brooklyn Navy Yard, his furlough having expired. He will assume his duties as a mem ber of the gun crew on the former Ger man, liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which is now Being overhauled in dry dock, preparatory to being placed in the merchant marine service under the United States flag. Young Everette, who has completed his course of instruction at the naval training school and has been raised to the rank of a petty officer, is much pleased with the naval service and is the picture of healthy young manhood. MONARCHISTS ME FINILLHEFEITED WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14. The occopation of Peking by the re publican forces after the surrender at Fung Tai on Thursday of the monarch - ist army of 10,000 men, indicates the complete restoration of the republic, the Chinese legation here declared to day. Prior; to the battle of Fung Tai, the Manchus were urged to lay down arms, but General Chang Hsun refused. The engagement, starting early Thursday morning, resulted in a decisive vic tory for the republican troops, dis patches to the legation announce. Order in the capital was restored with few casualties. The advices said that two foreign civilians and four for eign soldiers who ventured to the firin ? line, were slightly wounded. Chang Hsun, who led the revolt of the imperialists, has taken refuge In the Dutch legation in order to obtain safe conduct out of the country. Pre mier Tuan Chi Jui will establish re publican headquarters in Peking im mediately, it was stated. Three Americans were wounded by stray bullets, the state department an pounced today, in the ten hours fight ing in which Chinese republican troops forced the surrender of the monarch .eal troops of General Chang Hsun. KNOCKED DOWN Bl LWIINIUIIIOKE Miss Alice Wimberly of this city had a narrow escape from death on Friday afternoon when she was shocked by a bolt of lightning which struck the brick chimney of her home at the corner of Crawford and Mayo streets. The incident occurred during the heavy thunder shower which swept ov er the city, a severe electrical dlstubr ancei accompanying the downpour. Miss Wimberly was standing near the grate in her bedroom when the bolt struck the chimney, following its course down into the house and hurl ing bricks in all directions. She was thrown from her feet and fell across the bed, thus sustaining no injuries be yend th<j nervous shock. Every vase and piece of in the room was broken by the lightn ing, but no fire resulted. WILE BUILD 1 MFRGHANI SHIPS FORGOVERNMENT WASHINGTON, D. C„ uly 14. Major General Goethals, manager of the Shipping Board’s Emergency Fleet corporation, has taken full charge of the government’s shipbuilding program and announced sweeping plans for con structing the great merchant fleet with which the I nited States hopes to de feat the German submarine campaign. The most important steps contemplat ed by General Goethals are these: Immediate construction of two gov ei nment owned shipbuilding plants for building 400 fabricated ships of 2,500,- 000 tonnage. Commandeering of 1,500,000 tons of shipping now building for private ac count in American yards. A request for another great appro priation for building ships General Goethals’ announcement was made in a letter to Chairman Denman, of the shipping board, which said the eet corporations, under powers just greated by President Wilson would, start on its building program Monday by offering contracts for construction of the two government ship plants. The fleet corporation, it is made clear in Gen. Goethals’ announcement, will build all wooden ships possible, but only after a design approved by the corporation’s naval architect. This is taken to mean that the corporation will construct no ships of the Hough de sign, to which the shipping board is said to be committed. General Goethals’ letter to Mr. Den man discloses that the fleet corporation has let contracts for 425 ships, 345 of them wood and 77 steel, with a total tonnage of 1,860,800. The cost of the wooden ships will be $143 a ton and the steel ships $l5B. Proffers that have come'to the fleet corporation for building completed ships, it was said today, show that steel I ships can be built faster than wood Steel ships complete, it is said can be turned out within five months, while wooden construction will require eight months. WOOD INVITED TO IISIT AMERICUS Major General Leonard Wood has een invnted by the Americus and Sum ter County Chamber of Commerce to pry a visit to this city while he is making his tour of Georgia. A telegram was dispatched Friday night, but as yet no reply has been re ceived and no announcement ca nthere fore be made as to the probability of his accepting the invitation. On Wednesday of next week Gen. Wood is scheduled to visit Thomasville, speaking there in the forenoon before a gathering of business men, while in the afternoon he comes to Albany to attend a similar assemblage. It isl hoped that he will include Americus in his itinerary and in case of his accept-1 anee cf the invitation, plans will be ■ arranged for a function at which he will be given an opportunity to ad dress the citizens of this section. No further effort will be made to se cure a military training camp for Americus, as the announcement sent, out by the War Department concerning i the -election of camp sites precludes, any pc ability of this city Inin? award-' ed <ne of the coveted encampments. I ACCIDENT VICTIM ItfIMOVED TO HOME FROM HOSPITAL Charles A. Gammage, who was badly injured on July 3rd by falling about 60 feet when a painters’ scaffold broke, was yesterday removed from the Amer icus and Sumter County Hospital to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gammage, on College street. He suffered a compound fracture of the lower jaw and a fracture of the left foot, but is recovering satisfactorily Phil Suber, also injured in the same accident, is still a patient at the hos pital. I MB COUNCIL OF IREDCHOSS SENDS ' WORD OFTHANKS The Americus and Sumter County * C hapter of the Red Cross has received f an expression of gratitude from the 1 War Council of the national organiza . tion, for the co-operation given to the i campaign which came to a close a short time ago and which resulted in raising more than $100,000,000 for the Red Cross work with the American . armies. r The letter, sent to Stephen Pace, president of the local chapter, is as fellows: f The call to the South for a Red Cross War Fund has been generously answer- - ed. Men and women of every nation ality and station in life have alike con- s trlbuted to make this a success. The , War Council cannot directly express 3 appreciation to every person who has t rendered service in this great move , ment, but the success of the campaign f would be incomplete were we to fail i to convey personally our regard for the splendid service rendered by the r men and women of Americus. I The tangible results accruing from t this campaign, great as they are, will ?be less than the intangible benefits, s just as the material gifts are small in I comparison with the giving of self. It - is the spirit of an army that wins bat i ties and the spirit of our citizens is what will determine our country’s fu- - ture» i Again assuring you of our apprecia i tion, I remain Vei’y cordially yours, ! W. R. LUNK, I Secretary for War Council. What will undoubtedly be the most gigantic undertaking ever attempted I in the way of theatrical benefits, is now being planned by the War Coun cil. A national Red Cross Theatrical Day will be designated some time in : the fall —probably in October when the theatrical season will be in full swing. On this day it is planned to stage a huge nation-wide theatrical benefit in practically every theatre in the entire country. Special performances will be run. The eptire receipts of the various the atres will be donated to the Red Cross War Relief Fund. All of the actors will contribute their salaries for the day. And the public at large will prob , ably have still another opportunity to evidence their loyal support of the J great humane task of the Red Cross, . by paying special prices for tickets. Seldom does such work as the Red , Cross is doing without the active support of the theatrical profession. The people engaged in this work have, , given ample proof of their ability and willingness to bring cheer into the lives of the needy in ways other than by mere entertainment. The theatrical profession is living up to its reputation and the movement jis already well under way with the jable direction of A. L. Erlanger who ' has been appointed national chairman 'for the Theatre Day by Mr. Davidson. I Over 250 of the most able theatrical managers throughout the United States have already volunteered to turn over their entire receipts on this day to the Red Cross Fund and Mr. Erlanger j is enlisting the active support of these ' men in enlarging the scope of the I plan and in carrying it through to a I successful conclusion. In New York a committee has been ■appointed, composed of many of the ■greatest leaders in the theatrical : world, and will include Marc Klaw, i David Belasco, Lee Shubert, George M. Cohan, Sam H. Harris, Henry W. Sav age, Oliver Morosco, Charles Dilling ham, Arthur Hammerstein, Florenx Ziegfield, Marcus Loew, E. F. Albee, Martin Beck, AFf Hayman, A. H. Woods, Comstock, Elliot and Gest, Selwyn and i Co., John D. Williams,, and Sam Scrib ner. ■I Outside of New York other commit- ■ tees are being formed, composed of theatrical leaders in their respective ; territories. These committees and loc- ■ al Red Cross authorities will co-oper ate in making the undertaking a nat- i ion-wide success. NUMBER 167